TechEdSat
TechEdSat [SJSU]
TechEdSat (Technical and Educational Satellite)) is a 1U CubeSat. It is being built as a conjoined project between San Jose State University (SJSU) and ÅAC Microtec in Sweden, with NASA Ames oversight.
The mission of this satellite is to evaluate Space Plug-and-play Avionics (SPA) designed in Sweden by ÅAC Microtec and to perform a communications experiment utilizing the Iridium and Orbcomm satellite phone networks.
TechEdSat was launched on board of HTV 3 to the International Space Station, from where it was deployed on October 4th 2012.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type, Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | SJSU, ÅAC Microtec, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Contractors: | SJSU, ÅAC Microtec, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Equipment: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 months |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechEdSat | 21.07.2012 | Ta YLP-2 | H-2B-304 | with HTV 3 (Kounotori 3), Raiko, We Wish, FITSat 1, F 1 |
